FIRST VOTE ON EMBATTLED US COURT NOMINEE AFTER FRAUGHT HEARING

Brett Kavanaugh denies sexual assault allegations in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Brett Kavanaugh’s US Supreme Court nomination was expected to pass a first hurdle in the Senate Friday, a day after a dramatic hearing that saw the conservative judge fight off assault allegations recounted in harrowing detail by his accuser. Share on: WhatsApp

JUST IN: TWO AIR FORCE PLANES CRASH IN ABUJA

The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that two of its aircraft crashed in Abuja on Friday.The accident happened when the aircraft were carrying out their daily rehearsal ahead of their display during Nigeria’s 58th independence anniversary on Oct. 1. Spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola said that no life was lost. […]

INTERIM HEADS TO OVERSEE FCT AGENCIES VACATED BY POLITICAL OFFICE SEEKERS

Following the indication of interest by some political appointees of the Federal Capital Territory Administration to contest political offices in the forthcoming 2019 elections, the FCTA has posted some officers to supervise the affected Secretariats, Departments and Agencies. The appointments became necessary in order not to leave any vacuum in the operations of the affected […]

BELLO WELCOMES NEW COMMANDER, DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS GARRISON, REITERATES COLLABORATION WITH SECURITY AGENCIES

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has pledged to work with the Defence Headquarters Garrison, as well as other security agencies in the FCT towards effective maintenance of peace and security in the Territory. Malam Bello gave this assurances while welcoming the newly posted Commander of Defence Headquarters Garrison, Brig. Gen. […]

Oyetola coasts to victory as APC sweeps Ife South, Ife North, Osogbo

Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday swept the two polling units in Ile-Ife, in Osun state, where rerun elections were ordered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to determine the winner. Ife South, Mr Oyetola got 283 votes, while the PDP candidate got 15 votes. In Ife North(Unit […]